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US5307652A
US5307652A US07/981,001 US98100192A US5307652A US 5307652 A US5307652 A US 5307652A US 98100192 A US98100192 A US 98100192A US 5307652 A US5307652 A US 5307652A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
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  • FIG. 28 shows a continuous washing machine proposed in the Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1903/1986.
  • a wash 6 carried by a supply conveyor C is thrown into a drum 1 in a stationary first vessel through a chute or hopper H.
  • a detergent and other additives may be thrown into the first vessel together with the wash or may be thrown into a second or any of subsequent vessels.
  • the detergent and additives may be thrown into a vessel separately or simultaneously by installing an inlet port or a valve.
  • the washing operation is performed by charging a plurality of drums 1, 1', 1", which are connected in series to each other, with wash together with an appropriate amount of a detergent and other additives and by oscillating the drums 180° or over, preferably about 270° as shown in FIG. 30(a).
  • the drum 1 is rotated in one direction at least 270° as shown in FIG. 30(b).
  • the oscillation and rotation of the drum is performed by means of gears 9, 9', which are connected to a motor with a reducer for driving drums (a drive motor) 8, and a publicly known speed change clutch mechanism 10.
  • the conventional continuous washing machine described above in which a wash 6 is washed only by crumple washing performed by the oscillation of drum, has a disadvantage that a mechanical force given to the wash 6 is weak, so that heavily soiled objects cannot be washed clean in a short time.
  • the water level in each drum may lower during continuous washing, the wash 6 may become in an overcharging condition with respect to the drum capacity, or the bulk height of wash 6 in the drum may vary depending on the mass, shape, type, and the size of each item of wash 6. Therefore, there is a possibility that the transfer is not completed because the wash 6 sticks to the plate surface of scoop 4 or because the wash 6 is caught by the opening to the next vessel.
  • the portion where the wash 6 is scooped up with the scoop 4 is the opening to the next vessel.
  • this opening faces the wash 6. Therefore, a small item of wash 6 such as a towel moves freely and independently and is caught by the opening, so that some of the wash 6 is transferred during washing. If some of the wash 6 is transferred during washing, the transferred wash is mixed with the wash in the next vessel, the capacity of one vessel being exceeded, by which the washing of wash 6 becomes insufficient, or blockage may be caused.
  • the present invention is proposed to solve the above problems.
  • the continuous washing machine of the present invention comprises a drum having a charge port for a wash at one end and a discharge port for a wash at the other end, partition plates which have an opening at the center and divide the inside of the drum into a plurality of vessels, and a scoop means which scoops up the wash along with the rotation of the drum and sequentially transfers the wash through the openings from a vessel on the charge port side to a vessel on the discharge port side, in which the scoop means comprises a scoop-up portion which is a flat plate installed in parallel to the axis of said drum and whose edge portion extends to the inner peripheral surface of the drum and a transfer portion which is connected to the other edge of the scoop-up portion and whose edge is connected to the opening edge of the next vessel.
  • the scoop-up portion of the scoop means is of a flat plate shape, so that the wash being transferred, after being scooped up, rests on the scoop-up portion until the scoop-up portion reaches a certain inclination angle, during which the drain-off of water is performed, and also the wash being raise/drop washed is surely scooped up.
  • the continuous washing machine of the present invention comprises a drum having a charge port for a wash at one end and a discharge port for a wash at the other end, partition plates which have an opening at the center and divide the inside of the drum into a plurality of vessels, and a scoop means which scoops up the wash along with the rotation of the drum and sequentially transfers the wash through the openings from a vessel on the charge port side to a vessel on the discharge port side,
  • the scoop means comprises a scoop-up portion which is a flat plate installed in parallel to the axis of said drum and whose edge portion extends to the inner peripheral surface of the drum and a transfer portion which is connected to the other edge of the scoop-up portion and whose edge is connected to the opening edge of the next vessel, and an auxiliary plate is installed on the back surface of the transfer portion so as to be substantially flush with the scoop-up portion.
  • the continuous washing machine of the present invention comprises a drum having a charge port for a wash at one end and a discharge port for a wash at the other end, partition plates which have an opening at the center and divide the inside of the drum into a plurality of vessels, and a scoop means which scoops up the wash along with the rotation of the drum and sequentially transfers the wash through the openings from a vessel on the charge port side to a vessel on the discharge port side,
  • the scoop means comprises a scoop-up portion which is a flat plate installed in parallel to the axis of said drum and whose edge portion extends to the inner peripheral surface of the drum and a transfer portion which is connected to the other edge of the scoop-up portion and whose edge is connected to the opening edge of the next vessel, and one edge of the scoop-up portion forms a bent portion at right angles to the inner peripheral surface of the drum.
  • the continuous washing machine of the present invention comprises a drum having a charge port for a wash at one end and a discharge port for a wash at the other end, partition plates which have an opening at the center and divide the inside of the drum into a plurality of vessels, and a scoop means which scoops up the wash along with the rotation of the drum and sequentially transfers the wash through the openings from a vessel on the charge port side to a vessel on the discharge port side,
  • the scoop means comprises a scoop-up portion which is a flat plate installed in parallel to the axis of said drum and whose edge portion extends to the inner peripheral surface of the drum and a transfer portion which is connected to the other edge of the scoop-up portion and whose edge is connected to the opening edge of the next vessel, an auxiliary plate is installed on the back surface of the transfer portion so as to be substantially flush with the scoop-up portion, and one edge of the scoop-up portion forms a bent portion at right angles to the inner peripheral surface of the drum.
  • crumple washing and beat washing can be performed efficiently, and water is drained sufficiently when the wash is transferred to the next vessel.
  • the continuous washing machine of the present invention comprises a drum having a charge port for a wash at one end and a discharge port for a wash at the other end, partition plates which have an opening at the center and divide the inside of the drum into a plurality of vessels, and a scoop means which scoops up the wash along with the rotation of the drum and sequentially transfers the wash through the openings from a vessel on the charge port side to a vessel on the discharge port side, in which the scoop means includes a detecting means for detecting the presence of a wash.
  • the incomplete transfer of the wash can be detected by the detecting means during transferring. Therefore, incomplete transfer of the wash can be avoided on the basis of the result of detection, by which the incompleteness of transfer can be eliminated.
  • the continuous washing machine of the present invention comprises a drum having a charge port for a wash at one end and a discharge port for a wash at the other end, partition plates which have an opening at the center and divide the inside of the drum into a plurality of vessels, and a scoop means which scoops up the wash along with the rotation of the drum and sequentially transfers the wash through the openings from a vessel on the charge port side to a vessel on the discharge port side, in which a fresh water supply means is installed to spray fresh water to the scoop means during the transferring operation.
  • the continuous washing machine of the present invention comprises a drum having a charge port for a wash at one end and a discharge port for a wash at the other end, partition plates which have an opening at the center and divide the inside of the drum into a plurality of vessels, and a scoop means which scoops up the wash along with the rotation of the drum and sequentially transfers the wash through the openings from a vessel on the charge port side to a vessel on the discharge port side,
  • the scoop means comprises a scoop-up portion which is a flat plate installed in parallel to the axis of said drum and whose edge portion extends to the inner peripheral surface of the drum and a transfer portion which is connected to the other edge of the scoop-up portion and whose edge is connected to the opening edge of the next vessel, and a cover is installed at the scoop-up portion to open/close the opening which is defined by the scoop-up portion and the transfer portion.
  • the cover is closed during the washing operation, so that the wash is not transferred even when the wash faces the scoop-up portion. This eliminates a possibility that the wash in the adjacent vessel is mixed and the capacity of one vessel is exceeded, and prevents insufficient washing and blockage. Since the cover begins to close when the wash is scooped, the wash can be pushed in the opening, so that the transferring operation can be performed surely.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the total system for a continuous washing machine in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 2(a)-2(b) are views for illustrating the motion for oscillation washing
  • FIGS. 3(a)-3(f) are views for illustrating the motion for raise/drop washing
  • FIGS. 4(a)-4(e) are views for illustrating the motion for transferring
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the inside structure of one vessel
  • FIG. 6 is a front view of a scoop means
  • FIG. 7 is a side view of a scoop means
  • FIG. 8 is a expanded plan view of a scoop means
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the inside structure of one vessel of the second embodiment of a continuous washing machine in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing the total system for a continuous washing machine
  • FIGS. 11(a)-11(d) are views for illustrating the motion of a drum in transferring
  • FIGS. 12(a)-12(h) are views for illustrating the motion of a drum in the case where a wash is caught by a scoop means in transferring
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the inside structure of one vessel of the third embodiment of a continuous washing machine in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing the total system for a continuous washing machine
  • FIGS. 15(a)-15(e) are views illustrating the motion of a drum in transferring
  • FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the inside structure of one vessel of the fourth embodiment of a continuous washing machine in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic view showing the total system for a continuous washing machine
  • FIGS. 18(a)-18(e) are views for illustrating the motion for transferring
  • FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the inside structure of one vessel of the fifth embodiment of a continuous washing machine in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the inside structure of one vessel of the sixth embodiment of a continuous washing machine in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIGS. 21(a)-21(f) are views for illustrating the motion of a drum in oscillation washing
  • FIGS. 22(a)-22(c) are views for illustrating the motion of a drum in raise/drop washing
  • FIG. 24 is a schematic side view of a continuous washing machine in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 25 is a sectional view of the continuous washing machine shown in FIG. 24,
  • FIG. 26 is a perspective view of a charge port of a continuous washing machine in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 27 is a time chart showing the opening/closing condition of a shutter
  • FIG. 28 is a sectional view of a conventional continuous washing machine
  • FIG. 29 is a view for illustrating the inside structure of a drum
  • FIGS. 30(a) and 30(b) are views for illustrating the motion of a drum
  • FIG. 31 is a view for illustrating the transfer of a wash.
  • a drum 50 is rotatively supported by an appropriate means.
  • a gear 80 is installed, with which a drive gear 81 is engaged.
  • the drive gear 81 is connected to a motor 74 and driven by the motor 74, by which the drum is rotated.
  • the end plates 86, 87 of the drum have an opening 88, 70 formed at the center.
  • a charge chute 89 for a wash 57 is installed at the opening 88, and a discharge chute 90 for a wash 57 is installed at the opening 70.
  • a supply conveyor 91 for a wash 57 is disposed at the opening 58 of the charge chute 89.
  • a scoop means 63 is installed in each of the vessels 53, 54, 55, 56, 66, 67, 68.
  • the drum 50 is driven by the motor 74. It performs crumple washing (and crumple rinsing) by oscillating a wash in the vessel, and performs raise/drop washing (and raise/drop rinsing) by rotating in one direction and transfers the wash to the next vessel by rotating in the other direction.
  • the rotation for raise/drop washing is performed by rotating the tip of scoop means 63 about 360° counterclockwise from the position of about 45° clockwise with respect to the vertical line as shown in FIG. 3(a)-(f).
  • a wash 57 is raised by the scoop means 63 (FIG. 3(b), (c)) and leaves the scoop means 63 and drops when the wash reaches a position advancing about 270° from the initial position (FIG. 3(d)).
  • the wash 57 is thrown onto the bottom of vessel, by which beat washing is performed.
  • the rotation for transferring the wash to the next vessel is performed by rotating the tip of scoop means 63 about 225° clockwise from the position of about 45° counterclockwise with respect to the vertical line as shown in FIG. 4(a)-(e).
  • a wash 57 is scooped up by the scoop means (FIG. 4(b)).
  • the scoop means moves upward, the wash 57 on the scoop means 63 is guided by the scoop means 63 (FIG. 4(c)), and moved to the opening of vessel (FIG. 4(d)).
  • the above-described rotation angle of scoop 63 is an example.
  • reference numerals 60, 61, 62, 71, 72 denote stationary drums disposed at the outer periphery of the drum 50. These stationary drums 60, 61, 62, 71, 72 are disposed in correspondence to the vessels 54, 55, 56, 66, 68, respectively. In these stationary drums, supply and discharge of washing water, input of detergent, and heating are performed.
  • a water supply tank 79 supplies water to a wash thrown into the charge chute 89 to wet the wash so that the wash slips easily.
  • a recycle tank 76 contains rinsing water discharged from the stationary drum 71. The water contained in the recycle tank 76 is sent to the water supply tank 79 and the stationary drum 62.
  • a recovery tank 78 recovers the water from a not illustrated dehydrator and sends the water to the water supply tank 79.
  • the scoop means 63 disposed in the above-mentioned vessels 53, 54, 55, 56, 66, 67, 68 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 through 8.
  • the scoop means 63 has a scoop-up portion 101 for scooping up a wash 57 and a transfer portion 104 for transferring the scooped wash to the next vessel.
  • the scoop-up portion 101 is of a flat plate shape and is disposed in parallel to the axis of the drum 50.
  • the scoop means in the vessels 53, 54, 55, 56, 66, 67, 68, the scoop-up portion of the second vessel 54, the third vessel 55, the fourth vessel 56, the fifth vessel 66, and the sixth vessel 67 has many holes 105 throughout the plate as shown in the figure.
  • a wash 57 is scooped up by the scoop-up portion 101, and rests on the scoop-up portion 101 until the scoop-up portion 101 reaches a certain inclination angle, during which the drain-off of water is performed to prevent the contaminated water from being sent to the next vessel.
  • the scoop means 63 in the first vessel 53 and the seventh vessel 68 which do not require drain-off of water have no holes at the scoop-up portion 101.
  • This bent portion 107 consists of a plane including the axis of drum 50 and is perpendicular to the inner peripheral surface of drum 50.
  • the height h of the bent portion 107 is nearly equal to 0.05D (D is the diameter of the drum 50). If h is too small, the gap between the scoop-up portion 101 and the drum 50 at their intersection becomes small. As a result, when a wash 57 is raised (FIG. 3(b), (c)) in raise/drop washing shown in FIG. 3, the wash 57 may be caught by the gap between the scoop-up portion 101 and the drum 50, so that the wash 57 sometimes does not drop even when the scoop means 63 reaches the position of FIG. 3(d).
  • the transfer portion 104 guides the wash 57, which moves toward the center of drum 50 on the scoop-up portion 101, to the opening 100 formed at the end of drum 50 while changing the direction. It consists of a curved portion 104b and a flat portion 104a.
  • the flat portion 104a is of a triangular form, and the curved portion 104b is disposed so as to surround two sides of the flat portion 104a.
  • the edge 102 of the curved portion 104b is connected to the edge of the opening 100 of the drum 50, and one side 103 of the curved portion 104b is connected to the base end of the scoop-up portion 101.
  • the scoop means 63 has an auxiliary plate 110 which is flush with the surface opposite to the scoop-up surface (the surface with which a wash 57 is brought into contact in raise/drop washing shown in FIG. 3) of the scoop-up portion 101 and disposed continuously to the scoop-up portion 101.
  • This auxiliary plate 110 prevents a wash 57 from being brought back to the preceding vessel in the condition of FIG. 3(d) in the raise/drop washing operation shown in FIG. 3.
  • the scoop-up portion 101 consists of a flat plate
  • the wash 57 rests on the scoop-up portion 101 until the scoop-up portion 101 becomes at a certain inclination angle after the wash 57 is scooped up. That is to say, the wash rests on the scoop-up portion 101 for a slightly longer time.
  • the drain-off of water of the wash can be surely performed because many holes 105 are formed at the scoop-up portion 101. Therefore, the contaminated water is prevented from being sent to the next vessel.
  • the bent portion 107 Since the bent portion 107 is disposed, there is no possibility of the wash 57 being caught between the scoop-up portion 101 and the inner peripheral surface of drum 50 in raise/drop washing. Therefore, the wash 57 drops surely from the scoop-up portion 101, by which sufficient washing can be performed.
  • FIGS. 9 through 12 shows the second embodiment of a scoop means 63 in accordance with the present invention.
  • This embodiment of a scoop means 63 has a piezoelectric device 201 as a detecting means at the side edge 109 of the transfer portion 104 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.
  • the piezoelectric device 201 for the wash 57 is installed over the total length of drum 50 as shown in FIG. 10, and is electrically connected to an oscillating contact 202 which is installed in opposition to the end plate 86 of the tank 50.
  • the piezoelectric device 201 detects the presence of the wash 57 on the scoop means 63.
  • the piezoelectric device 201 detects the pressure of the wash 57, by which it is detected that the wash 57' remains on the scoop means 63.
  • the drum 50 When the piezoelectric device 201 detects the wash 57' caught by the side edge 109, the drum 50 is rotated in the reverse direction from the position of FIG. 12(b) to the position of FIG. 12(e) via the conditions of FIG. 12(c) and (d), so that the wash 57' caught by the side edge 109 of the scoop means 63 drops onto the inner peripheral surface of the drum 50. Then, the drum 50 is rotated again in the normal direction from the position of FIG. 12(e) to transfer the wash 57' to the next vessel. The drum 50 is rotated in the normal and reverse directions repeatedly until the piezoelectric device 201 does not detect the wash 57', by which the transfer motion is completed without the wash 57' caught by the side edge 109.
  • the piezoelectric device 201 detects the remaining wash 57. If the remaining wash 57 is detected, the drum is rotated in the reverse and normal directions repeatedly, by which the wash 57 can be fully transferred without being caught by the side edge.
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 show the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • the scoop means 63 of this embodiment has a water supply pipe 310 installed at the side edge 109 of the transfer portion 104.
  • This water supply pipe 310 is installed throughout the drum 50 as shown in FIG. 14.
  • the water supply pipe 310 is connected to a fresh water tank 303 via a L-shaped bent pipe 302.
  • One end 302a of the bent pipe 302 is connected to the water supply pipe 310 via a first rotary joint 304a.
  • the other end 302b is connected to a pipe 305 on the side of the fresh water tank 303 via a second rotary joint 304 at the position of rotation center of the drum 50.
  • reference numeral 306 denotes a pump for sending fresh water to the water supply pipe 310 under a certain pressure
  • 307 denotes a pressure gage.
  • a branch pipe 311 is connected to the water supply pipe 310.
  • the branch pipe 311 extends to the center of the edge 102 of the curved portion 104 along the back surface of the transfer portion 104, and has a jet 312 at the tip end.
  • the jet 312 is open to the surface on which a wash 57 on the scoop means 63 is transferred.
  • the increase in jet water pressure at the jet 312 is verified by the pressure gage 307. That is to say, a detecting means is formed by the water supply pipe 310, the bent pipe 302, the pump 306, the pressure gage 307, the branch pipe 311, and the jet 312.
  • the detecting means other than those described in the second and third embodiments may be used: An optical fiber is inserted into each vessel in the drum 50 and monitoring is performed by a charge coupled device (CCD) camera, or an observation window is disposed at a part (for example, the stop position on the completion of transfer operation) of the outer periphery of each vessel in the drum 50 to perform monitoring from the outside.
  • CCD charge coupled device
  • a color sensor is used, and a color which the wash 57 does not has is put on the observed portion of the scoop means 63.
  • any color other than that color that is, the color of wash 57 is sensed, notice is given that the transfer of wash 57 is incomplete, and the drum 50 is rotated in the normal and reverse directions repeatedly.
  • a plurality of the detecting means described above can be used to detect the condition of the wash 57 from the start of transfer using the scoop means 63 to the completion of transfer.
  • the incompleteness can be avoided beforehand.
  • the condition of the wash 57 is detected on the completion of transfer, it can be found whether the wash has been transferred completely.
  • the condition of the wash 57 is detected from the start of transfer to the completion of transfer, the blockage caused by the wash 57 during transfer can be found.
  • the continuous washing machine of the present invention has a detecting means for detecting the presence of a wash. Since the detecting means detects the condition of wash during transferring operation, the incompleteness of transfer can be detected. Therefore, the incomplete transfer of wash can be avoided on the basis of the detection result, by which the incompleteness of transfer can be eliminated.
  • FIGS. 16 and 17 show the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • a water supply pipe 401 is installed throughout the drum 50 as shown in FIG. 17.
  • the water supply pipe 401 is connected to a fresh water tank 403 via a L-shaped bent pipe 402.
  • One end 402a of the bent pipe 402 is connected to the water supply pipe 401 via a first rotary joint 404a.
  • the other end 402b is connected to a pipe 405 on the side of the fresh water tank 403 via a second rotary joint 404 at the position of rotation center of the drum 50.
  • reference numeral 406 denotes a pump for sending fresh water to the water supply pipe 401 under a certain pressure
  • 407 denotes a pressure gage.
  • FIG. 19 shows a scoop means of the fifth embodiment of the continuous washing machine in accordance with the present invention.
  • the same reference numerals are applied to the same elements in FIGS. 1 and 2, and duplicated explanation is omitted.
  • a water supply pipe 501 is installed along the side edge 109 of the transfer portion 104 as with the fourth embodiment described above.
  • a branch pipe 510 which is installed at the upper end of inclined surface of flat portion 104a of the transfer portion 104.
  • This branch pipe 510 has a plurality of jets 509.
  • Fresh water in the fresh water tank 403 is sent to the water supply pipe 501 by the drive of the pump, 406, and sprayed at a high pressure from the jets 509 when the scoop-up portion 101 of the scoop means 63 is inclined at the maximum.
  • water is allowed to flow on the surface of the flat portion 104a of the scoop means 63, so that the wash 57 slips down smoothly. Therefore, the wash 57 can be transferred surely.
  • FIG. 20 shows the sixth embodiment of the scoop means in accordance with the present invention. Since the total system is the same as that of FIG. 17, the same reference numerals are applied to the same elements, and duplicated explanation is omitted.
  • a drive shaft 622 extending in the axial direction of drum 50 is installed at the tip end of the scoop-up portion 101.
  • This drive shaft 622 passes through the drum 50, and driven by a not illustrated drive motor.
  • one side of a cover 623 is fixed to the drive shaft 622.
  • the cover 623 covers an opening 621 defined by the tip end of scoop-up portion 101 of the scoop means, the side edge 109 of the transfer portion 104, and the both partition plates 52 (65) of the drum 50.
  • the cover 623 When being opened, the cover 623 is of a shape along the inner peripheral surface of the drum 50. In the drum 50, the covers 623 in all vessels are opened/closed at the same time by the drive of the drive shaft 622.
  • the drum 50 is rotated in the normal direction from the condition of FIG. 23(a) and the cover 623 is opened by rotating the drive shaft 622 in the conditions of FIG. 23(b) and FIG. 23(c).
  • the wash 57 is scooped up by the scoop means 36 in the conditions of FIG. 23(c) and FIG. 23(d), and transferred to the next vessel in the condition of FIG. 23(e).
  • the drive shaft 622 rotates, by which the opening 621 is closed with the cover 623. Since the cover 623 begins to close on the completion of scooping operation (the condition of FIG.
  • the scooped wash 57 is pushed in the opening 621, the amount of water contained in the wash 57 being decreased. Therefore, the wash can be transferred surely even if the wash 57 does not slip smoothly or if the wash 57 is bulky.
  • the continuous washing machine of the present invention has a cover for opening/closing the scoop-up portion of wash, the cover is closed during the washing operation, so that the wash is not transferred even when the wash faces the scoop-up portion. This eliminates a possibility that the wash in the adjacent vessel is mixed and the capacity of one vessel is exceeded, and prevents insufficient washing and blockage. Since the cover begins to close when the wash is scooped, the wash can be pushed in the opening, so that the transferring operation can be performed surely.
  • the predetermined amount of wash 57 is thrown into the vessel through the charge port 758, and washing is performed in the vessel sequentially by the oscillation and rotation of drum 750.
  • the pre-washing of the wash 57 is performed in the first vessel 753, and the wash 57 and all of the washing water supplied from the water supply tank 779 are transferred to the next vessel in the transferring operation.
  • another wash 57 is thrown through the charge port 758, and the wash 57 taken out of the discharge port 770 is dehydrated with a dehydrator 707.
  • the machine is stopped, the temperature in the vessel is decreased, and the atmosphere in the vessel is returned to the normal; then the entangled wash 57 is cut or disentangled to transfer to the discharge port 770 so that the wash 57 is removed from the drum.
  • the excess wash can be easily removed without much labor and time even if the wash 57 exceeding the predetermined amount is thrown in.
  • a scoop-type continuous washing machine which transfers a wash 57 from vessel to vessel by using a scoop means 763 was described as an example; however, the present invention can be applied to a spiral-type continuous washing machine which has a partition plate arranged in a spiral form.
  • the continuous washing machine of the present invention has a water level sensor for detecting the water level in the stationary pre-washing drum and an abnormality detecting means for detecting the abnormality of detected value of water level sensor, if a wash exceeding the predetermined amount is thrown into the first vessel, pre-washing water is absorbed by the wash, by which the water level is lowered. Therefore, the detected value of water level sensor becomes abnormal, so that the wash exceeding the predetermined amount thrown into the vessel can be detected. As a result, the excess wash can be removed from the first vessel, and the blockage caused by the wash can be prevented. Even if a wash exceeding the predetermined amount is thrown in, it can be removed easily without much labor and time.
  • FIG. 26 shows a shutter 752 which can be installed at the charge port of the continuous washing machine in accordance with the present invention.
  • the total system construction is the same as that of FIG. 24; therefore, duplicated explanation is omitted.
  • the charge port 758 of a charge chute 789 is covered with the shutter 752, which is opened/closed by the drive of an electric motor 751.
  • the opening/closing of the shutter 752 is controlled in accordance with the transfer timing of the conveyor 791 for supplying a wash 57 to the charge port 758.
  • the shutter 752 closes the charge port 758.
  • the open timing of the shutter 752 will be described with reference to FIG. 27.
  • the shutter 752 is opened.
  • the drum 750 rotates further (rotation angle 90°) and the supply conveyor 791 begins to operate, the water supply valve 779a is opened to start the supply of water (time t 1 ).
  • the shutter 752 remains open until a wash 57 is thrown in through the charge port 758 by the drive of the supply conveyor 791, and time t 2 elapses after the completion of operation of the supply conveyor 791 is detected (the completion of throwing of the wash).
  • the drive motor 774 begins to rotate in the reverse direction. After that, washing rotation (oscillation) is performed by repeating the normal and reverse rotations.
  • washing rotation is started, the shutter 752 is closed.
  • the shutter 752 automatically opens from the time when the operation of the supply conveyor 791 starts to the time when the throwing of the wash 57 is completed, and automatically closes when the throwing of the wash is completed. Therefore, even if the supply conveyor 791 malfunctions when a wash 57 is present in the vessel during washing, the wash is not thrown into the vessel through the charge port 758 because the shutter 752 is closed.

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